张家界黄龙洞全国大学生英语写作大赛写作模拟题

2014

“外研社杯”全国英语写作大赛决赛赛题

Task 1

Narrative Writing

Read the beginning of the letter below and then continue it

following the writer’s line of thought. Complete the letter in

600

–

800 words.

A Letter on Father’s Day

Dear Dad,

Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading

the Father’s Day cards. They all had a special message that in

some way or another reflected how I feel about you. Yet as I

selected and read them over and over again, it occurred to me

that not a single card said what I really want to say to you.

You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55

Father’s Days together.

You know, Dad, there was a time when we were not only

separated by a generation gap but completely polarized by it. You

stood on one side of the Great Divide and I on the other, split apart

by age and experience, opinion, hairstyle, clothing, curfew, music,

and friends.

…

I love you, Dad.

Task 2

Argumentative Writing

Read the following paragraphs with contradicting views, and

decide which side you will take. You should clearly state your

opinions and support them with arguments and/or examples. You

should write about 800 words.

The evening galas to be aired during the coming Spring Festival on

national and regional TV stations are now drawing the attention of

Chinese audiences. Many netizens commented that last year’s

galas, from the China Central Television (CCTV) to local stations,

went international. French film star Sophie Marceau and South

Korean actor and singer Lee Min-ho were invited as guest

performers to the CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala on New Year’s Eve,

sparking a public controversy.

Some people are excited about such famous foreign figures

coming to China, and think that there is nothing wrong in inviting

foreign stars to the Spring Festival evening galas, especially

because a huge number of Chinese really do enjoy foreign

celebrities, foreign music and exotic fashions since China started

its reform and opening-up more than three decades ago.

Some people, however, say it costs a lot more to invite foreign

stars to a Chinese show. The money could be saved and used for

nobler causes. They also think that a majority of the Spring

Festival evening galas are put on for the grass-roots, farmers and

workers for example. They ask: “Will these people be interested in

foreign performers? There are plenty of stars they love here in

China. Why don’t we bring them onto the stage?”

2013

年

11

月

3

日复赛赛 题

Task 1 Argumentative Writing

Trying to decide between public school and

homeschooling can be difficult. Read the following two

paragraphs which present contradicting views. Write a